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Pickleball + Bar · Lower Garden District

New Orleans
plays here.

Seven courts, a full bar and kitchen, live music and a patio made for hanging out. Come for a game, stay for the round.

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Open daily from 8AM 2120 Rousseau St. No experience needed
7 courts6 indoor + air-conditioned
Pick your night

Dink. Drink. Dine.

Play a few games, grab a table or bring the whole crew. However you do it, it ends at the bar.

Doubles players ready at the baseline on an indoor court
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Get on court

Open play every day, plus leagues, clinics and lessons. First time? We'll have you rallying in under ten minutes.

Book a court → Lessons
A big group workout class on the lawn under string lights
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Bring the group

Team builders, birthdays, bachelorettes and conference groups from 10 to 200+. Courts, bar and catering, all in one place.

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Exchange paddles and a cocktail courtside while a game goes on behind
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Stay for the round

Craft cocktails, local beer, shareable bites and big screens for the game. Live music on select nights.

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7Courts
6Indoor + air-conditioned
1.3 miTo the Convention Center
200+Guests for private events
An event group posing courtside with paddles and lounge chairs
Private events

The easiest party
you'll ever plan.

Courts, a full bar and catering from Elliott's New Orleans Catering, all under one roof. Indoors, out on the patio, or both. No pickleball experience required.

  • Corporate team builders
  • Conference groups
  • Holiday parties
  • Bachelorettes
  • Birthdays
  • Happy hours
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Big Easy festival gator holding a paddle
The Exchange presents · March 11–14, 2027

Big Easy Pickleball Festival

Four days of play, a crawfish boil welcome, dinners around the city and New Orleans tours. Came for the pickleball. Stayed for the crawfish.

  1. Oct 19Member presale
  2. Oct 26Early bird · On sale now
  3. Nov 9General sale
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Live band playing to a packed crowd inside The Exchange Spicy margarita held up against the tropical paddle wallpaper Salad, tacos, a burger and cocktails on the patio table Two players racing to the ball on an indoor court with exposed brick walls Three cocktails on the terrazzo rail overlooking a court A player's shadow reaching for a pickleball on the court
Pickleballs arranged in a heart beside two Exchange paddles

Never played? Perfect.

Think tennis, badminton and ping pong rolled into one. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, and our staff will have you playing in under ten minutes.

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Lower Garden District

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Hours
Sun–Thu · 8AM–9PM
Fri–Sat · 8AM–10PM
Find us
2120 Rousseau St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 684-2391
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The Exchange building exterior at dusk with its lit sign

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New Orleans pickleball bar and private event venue

The Exchange is the only dedicated pickleball bar in New Orleans, located in the Lower Garden District just minutes from downtown and 1.3 miles from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Play pickleball on 7 courts (6 indoor and air-conditioned, 1 outdoor) with open play daily, leagues, clinics and lessons, then stay for craft cocktails, local beer, a full kitchen and live music. The Exchange is also a private event venue in New Orleans for corporate team building, conference groups, holiday parties, birthdays and bachelorettes, hosting 10 to 200+ guests.